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Figure24
1.Fuelgauge
2.Seat-adjustmentlever
HourMeter
Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhoursthat
youoperatethemachinewiththekeyswitchinthe
RUNposition.Usethesetimesforschedulingregular
maintenance.
Engine-Coolant-Temperature
WarningLight
Thetemperaturewarninglightglowsiftheengine
coolanttemperatureistoohigh.Ifthecoolant
temperaturerisesanother10°,theengineshutsoff
(Figure23).
Glow-Plug-IndicatorLight
Theglow-plug-indicatorlightglowswhentheglow
plugsareoperating(Figure23).
Oil-PressureWarningLight
Theoil-pressurewarninglightglowsiftheengine-oil
pressuredropsbelowasafelevel(Figure23).Ifthe
oilpressureislow,shutofftheengineanddetermine
thecause.Repairtheengine-oilsystembeforeyou
starttheengineagain.
Lift-LockLever
Usethelift-locklevertosecuretheliftswitch(Figure
23),totheRAISE-DECKposition,whenperforming
maintenanceonthecuttingunitorwhentransporting
betweenmowinglocations.
Mow/TransportSlide
Usingyourheel,movethemow/transportslidetothe
lefttotransport,andtotherighttomow(Figure22).
Note:Thecuttingunitsoperateonlyinthemow
position.
Important:Themowspeedissetatthefactory
to9.7km/h(6mph).Youcanincreaseordecrease
themowspeedbyadjustingthespeed-stopscrew
(Figure25).
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Figure25
1.Speed-stopscrew
IndicatorSlot
Theindicatorslotintheoperatorplatformindicates
whenthecuttingunitsareinthecenterposition
(Figure22).
Throttle
Movethethrottleforwardtoincreasetheengine
speedandrearwardtodecreasetheenginespeed
(Figure23).
Cutting-Unit-DriveSwitch
Thecutting-unit-driveswitchhas2positions:ENGAGE
andDISENGAGE.Therockerswitchoperatesa
solenoidvalveonthevalvebanktodrivethecutting
units(Figure23).
Cutting-UnitShiftLever
Tolowerthecuttingunitstotheground,movethe
cutting-unitshiftleverforward.Toraisethecutting
units,pulltheshiftleverrearwardtotheRAISEposition
(Figure23).
Note:Thecuttingunitsdonotdropunlesstheengine
isrunning.
Movethelevertotherightorlefttomovethecutting
unitsinthesamedirection.
Note:Dothisonlywhenthecuttingunitsareraisedor
iftheyareonthegroundandthemachineismoving.
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